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LEADERSHIP TEAM

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Richard K. Ladroga, PE is the Chief Executive Officer at AI Advanced Electrical Systems.  Richard is a licensed Professional Electrical Power Engineer with over 40 years of experience in the industry.  He is a Senior Life Member of the IEEE; Member of the IEEE Power Engineering Society; IEEE Transformers Committee; IEEE Standards Association; Board Certified Diplomat of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers; and Member of the National Society of Professional Engineers.  He is the Past Chairman of ANSI/IEEE Working Groups C57.104; C57.106; C57.139; Past Chairman of the Insulating Fluids Subcommittee; and has been actively involved in numerous additional ANSI/IEEE Working Groups and Standards.  Richard served in various leadership roles throughout his career, including a 10-year period at Doble Engineering where he served as Vice President of Global Strategic Development.  Richard earned his Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering (Concentration in Power Systems) from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1991 and earned his certification in Artificial Intelligence from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2021.

Richard K. Ladroga, P.E.

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VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR

Vice  President  and  Director,  Advanced  Electrical  Systems  USA with AI Advanced  Electrical Systems USA. Peter has over 38 years of experience in  the  power  industry  including  25  years  in the nuclear power. He is a Senior   Member   of   the   IEEE;  Member  of  the  IEEE  Power  Engineering Society;  a  member  of  IAEI,  NFPA  and ASME. Peter served as Director of Advanced   Electrical    Testing    at   RMS    Energy   and   Charles   Taylor Engineering   Technical   Services  where  he  provided  expert  testing  & analysis   in   EMSA   diagnostic   technology   for   all   industries.   Peters engineering   background   also   includes,   Principal  Engineer  at  Doble
Engineering   Company,   Operations   Supervisor   at   Vermont    Yankee Entergy  nuclear,  AOV  Coordinator  at Vermont Yankee Entergy Nuclear, Component  Engineer  at  Vermont  Yankee  Entergy  Nuclear,   Controls/ Component  Engineer  at  Onsite  Engineering/RCM  Technologies     and Electrical  Engineer  at Advanced Remediation Technologies. Peter has a BSEET  from  Northeastern  University  in  1987 and holds his EIT certificate from the state of Massachusetts.

Peter O. Longo

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Chief Technology Officer

In  addition  to  being  a  founding  member  of  AI   Advanced   Electrical Systems  USA,  David  is  the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Erisys LLC,  providing  advanced  RF monitoring and analysis systems to the US Military  and  Defense  Contractors.  David  has over 40 years experience in the  field of  RF  communications and radar systems. Prior to founding Erisys,  David  was  a  Senior  Engineer at Lockheed Martin working on the Landsat  and  Milstar  satellite  programs  and  the  Navy  Aegis   phased array  radar  program.  He  is  a  Senior  Member  of  the  IEEE  and   holds numerous  patents  in  RF  electronics and communications. He founded X-COM  Systems when high speed internet technologies were first being developed.  He  went  on  to  patent  and  license  VDSL  Communication technology  to  Bell  Atlantic, Motorola, and Samsung. He later led efforts at  X-Com  Systems  that  developed and patented fiber optic protocols used  in  Aegis  radar test  systems  by  the US Navy. Later after selling X-Com  Systems  to Bird  Technologies  in  2010, David holds a BSEE degree from  the  University  of  Central  Missouri  and has  been awarded six US Patents with one additional Patent Pending.

David E. Erisman

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Vice President of Technical Sales & Services, Latin America & Caribbean

Is a Consulting  Senior  Business  Development Manager to AI Advanced Electrical Systems USA focused on Power & Energy Technical Services. In 1974,  he  joined  Union  Carbide  Corporation  where he held a variety of positions  such  as   Senior   Maintenance   Engineer,   Senior   Production Engineer,  Advanced  Project Engineer and Department Head. In 1997, he joined  Coastal  Power  Corporation as Director of Operations for Central America,  the  Caribbean,  and North America where he was responsible for the operation of the power plants owned  by  the  corporation  in  the regions. Coastal Power was merged with El Paso Corporation  where  he continued his power plant operational responsibilities in  the  Caribbean and Central America in  the  Caribbean,  as  well  as  Central  and  South America. He joined Charles Taylor Engineering  Technical  Services  from 2019-2020 and consulted for RMS Energy from 2021-2022. He is an active member in  the  IEEE  Industry  Applications  Society  and  an  IEEE  Senior Member.  Jose  Vallejo  is  also  a r etired  United  States  Army   Brigadier General, serving 33 years. He received his BSEE in  1974  and  MEE  in  1980 from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Puerto Rico.

José M. Vallejo, P.E.

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Vice President of Technical Sales and Services

Edward  J.  Nahm  currently  serves as Vice President of  Technical  Sales and Services at AI Advanced Electrical  Systems  USA.  Edward  has  over 40  years  of  engineering  sales  and  field  services   experience   in   the aluminum, steel, power, oil,  and  gas  industries.  Prior  to  joining  AI  AES USA, Ed served as the Regional Sales  Manager  for  RMS  Energy  Eastern Division. Ed also served as the Vice President  of  East  Coast  Operations at Electric Power Systems; General Manager of OCMET Inc.;   Engineering Sales Manager for Bricmont & Associates; Senior Sales Manager  for ABB Service.   Edward    attended     the    University    of    Pittsburgh    with    a concentration in Business Administration.

Edward J. Nahm

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CONSULTANT

Is a Senior Project  Consultant  to  AI  Advanced  Electrical  Systems  USA, EMSA Technical Services. He began  working  in  the  utility  industry  with American  Electric  Power.  He  was  involved  with   station   engineering  the R&D laboratory and rotating machinery. He retired from AEP after 38 years  of  service,  joined  Doble  Engineering  in  2007  and  retired  after  12 years  of  service,  then  joined  Charles  Taylor  Engineering  Technical Services from 2019-2020 and consulted for RMS  Energy from  2021-2022. Mr. Timperley is an IEEE Fellow andwas presented the 2006 Dakin  Award by the IEEE Dielectric & Insulation Society for the  development  of   EMSA Diagnostics. Jim earned his Bachelor of  Science,  Electrical  Engineering, Oklahoma State University in 1968.

James E. Timperley, P.E.

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Executive Assistant

Cheryl Mullen  is  the  Executive   Assistant   for   AI   Advanced   Electrical Systems USA.  Cheryl’s  background  includes  12  years  of   professional management  experience  in  Group  Sales  and   Operations   for   Hilton Hotels and Tradewinds Island Grand Resorts. Cheryl has also  served  for 16 years as the President of Sunshine Meetings & Events, Inc.  Cheryl  has managed  a  multitude  of  corporate  events   ranging   from   executive meetings,   training   events,   exhibit   shows,   conferences,   and   offsite incentive  gatherings.  Her  partnerships  include   managing   numerous technical  meetings,   electrical   power   systems   engineering    groups, transformer manufacturing facilities,  and  OSHA  testing   requirements. Cheryl has been a member of the International Foundation of Women in Tourism Organization, Program Chairman/Board of Directors for Women in   Tourism,   the   International   Airlines    Travel    Agent    Network,    the Hospitality and Sales Marketing Association, and  is  a  Certified  Sandals Specialist.

Cheryl Mullen

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